Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1921 — Page 5

' Wsßßf SAY, you women , that want comfort and wear fdffEgT at a LOW $3.45 price Cushion sole, rubber heel, genuine kid uppers* a -* real comfort shoe at a very reasonable price. Charlie Voglewede Sells 'Em Right.

* ABOUT TOWN ♦ )«••»••***•♦•••• Mrs. Daniel Falk and son, Charles, have returned from Chicago where they spent a week with Mr. Falk who is a student at the Chicago school of pharmacy. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Meibers went to Rome City yesterday for a week's outing. The Joe Tonnelier family and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Both left this morning for the lake where they will enjoy tire week at the "Toiik" cottage. Fred Buuck of northwest of the city has announced that he would hold a sale of his Chester White hogs at bis farm on October 19th. Charles Voglewede visited with his wife at the St. Joseph hosuital yesterday. Mrs. Voglewede is getting along nicely. This is the kind of weather that makes you think of the coal bin. The members of the Adams County Bankers association will meet in this city tomorrow. If the Rotarians can't play baseball today at Portland they might don football suits and kick up the dust. Good weather for a “world’s series.” David McNaughton of Fort Wayne, -Consulting engineer; Wdff'ln the city yesterday on business . Christmas will be here ten weeks from next Sunday. Falling on Sunday, there will be double holiday.

Gifts for the Fall Bride In Beautiful Etched Crystal A/I jQoblets, Sherbets and Ice Tea rs« i I Glasses to match. Dainty dres111 iLI J i>\ ser sets that are a pleasure to , 1 V Silverware for all occasions in the Sheffield- Sterling or Heirloom Plate, the best in silver’ I'nlimited guarantee for one hundred year’s service. Pumphrey’s Jewelry Store Brunswick Phonographs and Records. Century Sheet Music. izzzzJzzz'jjjJ :|| ONE-THIRD OF DAIRY COWS : J ’ PROFITABLE - j” ZB - ■ Another third produces less than --- ;Z ZB they consume, it is said. ZXB We encourage our farmers to ”- test out their herds and replace those ZZ Z losing cows with good grade ’and ZZ Z profitable animals. ;;; J We will assist any wide-awake ;Z ZB farmer to do this becaus eit will be — ZZZB the means of making him a better ■-~B bank customer. ZZZ ?j| FIRST NATIONAL BANK] ;| Pom Arc a Stranger Here ltd Once, [HP" — -ZL 1 ' - — H~

H. H. Cook of route 10 was a business visitor here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Zeigler of Antioch, 111., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Merry Mrs. Clarence Davis of Monroe township visited in Decatur this morning. Mrs. Rollo Longenberger of Monroe township was in the city shopping today. Mrs. David Schwartz from Monroe township was among the business callers here this morning. Mrs. Otto Longenberger of Monroe was a business visitor here this morning. Peter Grisley and daughter of Hoagland were business Wallers in Decatur this morning. Uncle Niles Turner ventured dow-n town t’day fer th’ first time since last June, when he w-uz judge at th’ baby show. We can’t see no change in conditions from a year ago, ’Cept th’ criticism is missin’. —Abe. Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Bernstein were Fort Wayne visitors this morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson motored to Fort Wayne this morning. Barney Kalver was a Fort Wlayne visitor today. Yom Kipper, or day of atonement, is the name of the Jewish holiday which was being celebrated today. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Church and daughter, Aldine, of Bluffton were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1921.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bleeke of Union township were visitors at Decatur today. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin H. Case und children of Elkhart and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Case and family of Fart Wayne were week-end visitors at the Robert Case home. Mr. und Mrs. Ell Hendricks of Monroe were among the business callers hero this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Essex o f Monroe were Decatur visitors today. Adolph Bieberick of Preble made a business trip to this city today. George Reppert of Magley made a business trip to Wauseon, Ohio, today. — .1,, H » BROTHER A SUICIDE Sylvester brother of State Attorney General U. S. Lesh, committed suicide by hanging at the home of his mother, Mrs. Searle Lesh, at Markle, Monday morning. No reason can be given for the act, except that it was probably caused by worry and ill health. The deceased was a merchant at Markle. It is thought he entered the mother’s home about 10:30 o’clock. The mother was not at home, until 2:30 o’clock, and it was she who found the body. His wife had waited dinner for her husband, and when he did not come, she supposed he had eaten the noon-day meal up town. The wife, two daughters; the mother, five brothers and two sisters survive. The deceased was fifty years old. •—i FORMER RESIDENT HERE Mrs. Ernest McCammon of Indianapolis, formerly Miss Etta Showers, youngest daughter of Judge David Showers, one of the pioneers of this city and a former county surveyor, was here today for a few hours. Her husband is a traveling representative of the Ault Wooden wear Company of Cincinnati and Mrs. McCammon makes frequent trips with him. traveling by auto. They are returning from Columbus, Ohio and stopped here today. A nephew, Charles Gardner was here two or three weeks ago and arranged to remove the bodies of his mother and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Showers, to the new cemetery and Mrs. McCammon visited the cemetery today to see the lot selected. A son of the McCammons is a movie, star in Los Angeles. _• CARS COLLIDE

A Ford car driven by S. W. Bucher and a big car driven by a Mr. Cole, of Fort Wayne, collided yesterday afternoon at about 2 o’clock four miles south of Fort Wayne. The Bucher car was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Conrad who were going to attend the funeral of Mr. Peoler. Great damage was done to both cars, the Bucher car receiving a broken axle and connecting rod. besides other damages, while the Cole car received a bent axle, smashed fender and broke the lights and bumper. Mrs. Bucher was bruised about the neck and shoulder and Mrs. Cole a bruised knee. SPLENDID MUSICAL PROGRAM The first regular meeting of the Woman’s club took place last evening at the Masonic hall with the members if the music department in charge. At the close of the business meeting Miss Lucy Elliott of Indianapolis, who is assistant to John W. Oliver, director of the Indiana Historical commission, gave a brief and effective talk asking the aid of the women in writing a war record of Adams county. The women of the Civic department have agreed to take up this work and Adams county will no longer be among those counties who have not taken enough interest in their own history to respond to this plea. Two copies of this record are desired, one for the Decatur public library and one for the commission at Indianapolis. The remainder of the evening was devoted to music. Mrs. Hazel Engeler read interesting sketches from the lives of the famous French composers, Charles Gounod and Claude De Bussy, and the story of the opera ‘'Faust." Piano and vocal selections were given from the compositions of these men by Misses Celia Andrews, Florence Bremerkamp, Agnes Kohne, and the Mesdames May Holthouse, Hazel Engeler, Edith Schrock, Frances Burk, Celeste Neptune, Marie Sellemeyer and Jessie Bell. e__— IT’S A GRAND OLD REMEDY You can’t keep strong and well without sleep. Whether your rest is broken by a painful hacking cough or Just an anoying tickling in the throat, the system becomes weakened and rundown. Mrs. K. D. Drake. Childs, Md., write?: -“After fin attkfk bfStbe <flu’ I was left with a severe cough. Nothing relieved me till I used Foley’s Honey and Tar, which I can highly recommend.” It covers irritated membranes with a healing and soothing coating, loosens phlegm and clears air passages. Sold everywhere. BOK SOCIAL Friday, October I’l. Winchester school, 2 miles west. 1 mile south Monroe. Webster Oliver, teacher. 2i»-t4x

LIFT FOOD BAN AT INDIANAPOLIS Capital City Resident Tells of the Big Meals Being Enjoyed There. "Since taking Pepgen. 1 eat bigger meals than for a long time and feel as good as I did years ago, before I began to suffer with stomach trouble," says Mrrs. Maggie Sibert, of 548 South Capitol Street. Indianapolis. "My stomach was badly disordered. Often, after meals. I felt sick. 1 frequently suffered from cramps mid pains In my stomach. They were very severe, "Pepgen has made a wonderful change in me. It has put my stomach in good condition. My food agrees with me and I’m not troubled with pains or cramps in my stomach. Yes. I eat much bigger meals than I did before. "I feel better than I have for a long time and, of course, I’m glad to recommend Pepgen to others." Those who take Pepgen say they can eat anything without discomfort afterward. Pepgen ends stomach misery. It relieves gas, bloating and pain and brings a good appetite, good digestion and proper assimilation. Try Pepgen. Pepgen is now being specially introduced at Smith, Yager & Falk’s. ' . —• A representative from one of the targe cloak houses will he ut our store Thursday, October 13th with a special line, of winter cloth coats, plain and fur trimmed. You are invited to see them. Orders will he taken. NIBLICK A CO. ENTERTAINING LEGION MEMBERS Third Annual State Convention of Organized World War Veterans Being HELD AT WABASH Members of Adams Post No. 43 in Attendance — Auxiliary Also Meets.

The city of Wabash is host this week to the third annual state convention of the American Legion, and the second convention of the Ladies' Auxiliary. More than 2,000 visitors are registered, including a half-dozen or more from Decatur and Adams county. The American Legion is rapidly becoming one of the strongest organizations in the country, and the veterans of the worlds war are conducting the organization in a business way, which is bound to make it popular. The city of Wabash is extending the glad hand to the boys who fought on foreign soil, and to those who were in training here and eager to get into the scrap, when the w’ar came to an end. Practically every home in Wabash is entertaining visitors, and the hotels are using army cots in the halls and corridors, provided for the occasion by Adjutant General Smith of Indianapolis. The convention was called to order Monday morning by State Commander Gignilliat, and most of the state officers of the legion were in their places. Greetings from Governor McCray, Mayor Jewett of Indianapolis were read, and Mayor Lorin M ■ Smith, in behalf of the city officials and citizens of Wabash presented the soldiers and their ladies the key to the municipality. During the first day’s program the time was consumed in registering the delegates and visitors, and the receiving of reports from various officials and committees. Up until October 1 there were 26,681 members of the legion in the state. The report showed a slight decrease over the preceding year. Decatur men attending the convention are Anthony Neswald. Joseph C. Laurent, Leo Ehinger, Frank Schumacher and Robert Cooley. The connection of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, which is the second state convention, is being held in the Methodist church. Mrs. J. S. Barcus, the state president, opened the convention promptly at 10 o’clock. There are no representatives from Decatur at the state meeting. The Wabash Times-Star yesterday printed a twenty-four page paper, giving in detail much news and history concerning the American Legion and its auxiliary. Cuts of the various officers, and prospective candidates, together with pirevious work and qualifications were given, and thp edition of-the paper was a credit to the nien who got it out, and to the city it represents. —_ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown from near Geneva were shoppers here this morning and went from this city to Fort Wayne tor the remainder of the day. George Tester was a Fort Wayne business visitor this morning.

Taste is a matter of tobacco quality • ' 'A We state it as our honest belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield are of finer quality (and hence of better taste) than in any other cigarette at the price. Liggett ts. Myers Tobacco Co. Chesterfield CIGARETTES o/ Turkish and Domestic tobaccos —blended (

Albert Banta of Willshire was a Van Wert business visitor yesterday.

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Mrs. D. W. Laisure of Monroe was in the city shopping today.

Mrs. Sarah Springer of Willshire was a Decatur caller tdaoy.